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Etisalat Has Launched Its Mobile (4G LTE) Services In Nigerian

The Chief Executive Officer, Etisalat Nigeria, Matthew Willsher, who announced the new service roll-out, said the latest offering demonstrates the telco’s unwavering commitment to deliver superior customer experience to its subscribers.

Russia Weighs Replacing IBM, Microsoft With Open-Source Software

Russia is taking another step to reduce dependence on Oracle Corp.,  Microsoft Corp. and International Business Machines Corp. technologies in the country’s $3 billion software market amid political tensions with the U.S.

Ford Plans Self-Driving Cars By 2021

Automotive giant Ford has outlined its plans to manufacture a fleet of driverless, autonomous cars by 2021. The cars would be supplied to ride-sharing services such as Lyft and Uber, which are themselves working on autonomous driving technologies.

Nextbit Software Seeks To Improve Your Phone Battery Life

We’ve all heard the little tips and tricks for increasing your battery life: turn off your wifi so your device isn’t searching for connections, close out any apps that run in the background, and according to one local teenager who apparently read it on Tumblr, just ask Siri for more power. In the case of new software from a lesser-known player in the smartphone game, though, those tactics are old hat. Instead, Nextbit relies on proprietary software to actively increase the functionality of the device in order to lengthen battery output. The company won’t say exactly how this process works, but a post on the company’s blog gives a little bit of insight.